Sunday, 6 February 2011

WHY USE THE BLOG

WHY USE THE BLOG.

1) BECAUSE IT IS A SPECIALISED PIECE OF SOWTWARE IT MEANS EVERYONE CAN BE COMMUNICATED TO INSTANTLY. THIS IS A MASSIVE TIME-SAVING DEVICE.
2) IT IS INTER-ACTIVE - EVERYONE CAN POST ON IT AND REPLY TO OTHER PEOPLE.
3) ALL DOCUMENTS CAN BE COPIED ONTO THE BLOG AND BE AVAILABLE INSTANTLY TO MEMBERS. (AND BE ARCHIVED)
4) MEETINGS CAN BE PLANNED AND ADVERTISISED WITHOUT HUNDREDS OF EMAILS HAVING TO BE SENT.
5) IT IS INCREDRIBLY EASY TO USE.

TO USE.

A) GO TO MYUCU.COM - REGISTER AS A FOLLOWER.
B) SIGN IN.
C) MAKE A POST (GO TO THE POST BUTTON - ENTER STUFF- CLICK AND IT IS PUBLISHED)

Friday, 4 February 2011

Effects of New Efficiency Programmes

UCU has recieved business efficiency plans for all colleges and will be meeting with management on 11th February.

Quick Overview

II looks like that as a result of the New Efficiency Programmes that at LCC there are 30 posts affected along with 15 AL's identified in the 20 FTE + 700 Al hours cut.

A quick overview of the other Colleges looks like the following:

Info Re: CCW
In all at CCW FTE of staff at Risk 31.95
affecting 42 staff
with 19.2 FTE roles available for competitive selection
2.5 FTE where staff affected have no access to competitive selection

So, the total FTE proposed reduction is 12.75 FTE with reduction AL staffing of 2410 hours (from current total circa 10,000 hours) with no Al's affected at Camberwell 21, Chelsea 13, Wimbledon 23.

Info Re: CSM
In the re-structuring current posts equivalent to 46.4 FTE divides into 43.7 FTE so staffing reduces by 2.7 FTE.
Course closure for fda fine art and pg cert glass.
Then there is a reduction of 2,200 AL hours.
This is including 1700 hours in the School of Art due to conversion of post grad courses from full-time to extended full-time mode with some hours likely to be restored 2012/13.
Also 500 hours from FE re-structuring Byam Shaw and CSM Foundation.

Info Re: LCF


FE cut 7.1 FTE plus 23 AL's affected, but how many hours is involved?
Int & Enterprise 1.0 FTE
Int Partnerships 1.0 FTE
Grad School Research cut 0.4 FTE
Schoolof Design and Technology 1.5 FTE at risk

Thursday, 3 February 2011

New Union Motions

The following motion has been passed at 4 of the 6 UAL branches during the last week -

1. This branch condemns the cut in government funding and the
rise in tuition fees.

2. This branch opposes any move towards a system of differential fees as the basis of future course funding at the University of The Arts London.

3. We believe any such move towards a Neoliberal market model can only be detrimental to the provision and integrity of arts education at the University.

A reort on the new Efficiency programmes and other updates will appaer shortly.

Richard Osborne
UAL CHair